Cities declare racism a health crisis, but some doubt impact – AP

A coalition of hospitals and community clinics took up the cause in Chicago, where a city study showed chronic disease and gun violence are top causes for the almost nine-year gap in life expectancy between Black and white residents; They published an open letter in June calling racism a “real threat to the health of our patients, families and communities.”
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chumpchange
3 years ago

All race, all the time.

True believer
3 years ago
Reply to  chumpchange

It’s truly laughable at this time.

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